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Tom Beaver

Tire Smoke Looms

Series of tire fires on big vacant lot. Interesting details on fire-fighting, fire-spectators, and the conditions of this weird plot of vacant land.

Killed With Sword

A man kills his 18-year-old girlfriend with a sword. Bystanders chase and beat him before police arrive, then beat him some more. MAN KILLS GIRLFRIEND WITH SWORD Police say 22-year-old Eustache Williams, Williams Avenue, has been charged with second-degree homicide in the May 15 incident.

Store Clerk Refuses Robber

Store clerk refuses to hand over cash, talks tough to robber, risking life. Cops disapprove. STORE ROBBER ESCAPES IN DAYTIME STRIKE March 12, 1987—A robber got away with relatively little cash after a clerk called his bluff—he appeared to be carrying a gun in his pocket—at the

Burglar Burrows From One Store to Another

Robber hits the same row of stores 15 times, knocking his way through cheaply built ceilings and walls. ARREST CAPS $7,000 BURGLARY SPREE Jan. 8, 1987—A man suspected in 15 consecutive burglaries on a single block of Rockaway Parkway was arrested Friday night as he allegedly tried to

Two Tales of Romance

Two sweet stories of romance between seniors at local nursing home Feb. 12, 1987—Rose Marengo has a sweetheart, but she no longer gets to see him. Illness forced him to move to a place where he could be cared for. Rose wasn’t expecting that heartbreak; but then, at

Otherworld Marketplace

Detailed coverage of a Psychic Fair, held in the high school auditorium. Skeptical but fair minded. Many quotes from both the psychics and the attendees. Here's a feature article from my Brooklyn reporting year I was very proud of. I might have sent a copy home to the

When I Was a Reporter

Reporting was my first career, and the one I trained for. I worked as a journalist for four and a half years, dashing around town gathering notes, for most of the week, by car and by foot, then concentrating myself into a desk chair and hammering out stories, mostly in

A Small Town Tells It Like It Was

A Walk With John Colter

For most of my life, John Colter was a misty figure to me. “Some character out of cowboy fact or myth,” I would have told you, until about 10 years ago. Then I took a greater interest in local history and found John Colter was indeed a fact. That he